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SONG OF THE DAY: Inaya Day Allstars ft Crystal Waters – “Long Day”

With the overwhelming abundance of electro and trance, there seems to be a dearth of quality vocal house making its way into clubland. Leave it to a few legends like Stonebridge, Inaya Day and Crystal Waters to change all that. While Stoney has been going a bit electro and progressive on his recent releases, he goes back to his happy house roots constructing a feel good hands-in-the-air track complete with bouncy pianos that you just can’t help but want to sing along with.? Distinctive dance diva Crystal Waters (who penned the topline) joins powerhouse vocalist Inaya Day and the two play off each other, elevating the vibe with sheer joy. Listening to “Long Day,” you can just imagine how much fun they all had recording it. I dream of catching all three together on stage one night performing the song live; that would no doubt be one of the most magical club nights of all time.

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INTERVIEW: Afrojack (2012)

Afrojack is invading the US with the massive JACKED tour.? For his first big tour of the North America, he is bringing the party with friends (and label-mates) R3hab, Shermanology, Bobby Burns, and Quintino. The party vibe from his chart-topping single with Pitbull and Ne-Yo, “Give Me Everything,” and platinum crossover hit “Take Over Control” are just a taste of what you can expect from the tour and his forthcoming debut artist album.? Born Nick van de Wall, he is one of those rare artists who cranks out commercial hits while maintaining club credibility with the underground through success on Beatport via his label Wall Recordings.? With a keen eye for rising talent, he’s the one who helped R3hab break on the international scene.? Already a Grammy winner (with David Guetta for their remix of Madonna’s “Revolver”) and top 10 on the DJ List,? the intense amount of success and buzz has not gone to Nick’s head – he’s still a down to earth DJ who looks most forward to partying with his friends and fans while on tour.

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CD REVIEW: Iiris – ‘The Magic Gift Box’

By: Ben Norman

In music, when it comes to a new artist, we always dissect them by who they sound like. We say stuff like, “If Barbra Streisand and David Bowie had a child raised by Slash, that’s what this would sound like,” and people nod and go ‘hmm,’ and the artist gets shoved into a specific categorization despite the fact that there’s very little in common between Stresand, Bowie, or Slash. And so, in my opinion, it’s a disservice to a new artist to categorize them so, and yet? it’s almost as if no one can relate to a new artist unless they can familiarize themselves by that association.
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